Hearing Zhao Yan ask about the solution to the imminent rise of the Jurchens, Zhao Xu also showed hesitation on his face, and hesitated for a moment before he spoke: "According to our alliance with the Liao State at that time, if the Liao State cannot stop the rise of the Jurchens, our Great Song Dynasty will immediately send troops to attack the Liao State and compete with the Jurchens for the resources of the Liao State, but this time the matter is too sudden, and our Great Song Dynasty is not ready to send troops, so if we send troops now, is it a bit hasty, after all, the Liao State is not those small countries in the South Seas, No matter how weak they are, after all, there is still a big country, and I am afraid that we will not be able to take advantage of it in a hurry. ”

After Zhao Xu finished speaking, he looked at Zhao Yan with some apprehension, like a student looking at the teacher who was reviewing after answering the question, but at this time, I saw Zhao Yan and said with a relieved smile: "Your Majesty has indeed grown up, and you have considered the problem very comprehensively, originally I was worried that you would immediately send troops as soon as your mind was hot, but now it seems that I underestimated Your Majesty." ”

Hearing Zhao Yan's words, Zhao Xu immediately said loudly with joy on his face: "Third uncle, don't you approve of sending troops either?" ”

However, to Zhao Xu's surprise, he saw that Zhao Yan said to him with a blank face at this time: "Wrong, it's not that I don't approve of sending troops, but I don't approve of sending troops now, the chaos of Liao has appeared, whether it is the Bohai people or the Jurchens, it will bring heavy pressure to the Liao State, if our Great Song Dynasty sends troops now, I am afraid that the Liao State will only divide part of the troops to deal with us, in this way, it is equivalent to reducing the pressure on the Jurchens in disguise, so let's wait for the time being to wait until the Jurchens, the Liao State, When the Bohai people are mixed together, and they can no longer distinguish any strength to deal with us, it is the day when we send troops, of course, we must also prepare for the troops in advance! ”

"Third uncle, do you really want to use troops against Liao?" Zhao Xu heard Zhao Yan's last words. At the moment, there is still some lack of confidence, it's not that he doesn't want to use troops against the Liao State, it's just that he has just been in power, and he has not yet cultivated the bearing and determination of an emperor, so he still doesn't dare to make a decision on such a major matter as sending troops to the Liao State.

"Xu'er, I know what you're worried about. However, the opportunity is fleeting, and we must destroy the fierce enemies like the Jurchens, especially before they grow up, otherwise we will regret it in the future! Zhao Yan spoke again at this time, this time he did not call Zhao Xu His Majesty again, but called him in private, which was an elder's advice to him.

Although Zhao Yan's words were not much, they reminded Zhao Xu. In particular, he thought of the information about the Jurchens collected by the Great Song Dynasty over the years, and thought that if this nation, which was more barbaric than the Khitans, really grew up, with their hatred of the Great Song Dynasty, they would definitely go south, and then the northern frontier of the Great Song Dynasty would definitely be in constant war, and those Jurchens were not afraid of war, after all, they were not very engaged in production, and they could ensure the most basic survival needs by robbing. But the Great Song Dynasty can't, if the war drags on for a long time. It will only deal a heavy blow to the economy of the Great Song Dynasty, which is also the main reason why Zhao Yan is so jealous of the Jurchens, after all, the barefoot are not afraid of wearing shoes, but the Great Song Dynasty is the one who wears shoes.

"Third uncle, I understand, now I will convene a few ministers to discuss the matter!" Zhao Xu finally nodded heavily. After Zhao Yan's persuasion, he finally strengthened his confidence in sending troops at this time, after all, the Great Song Dynasty already had such a strong national strength, even if he immediately launched a battlefield, it was not a difficult thing.

Zhao Xu was already determined to send troops to Liao. In addition, there was Zhao Yan's secret hijacking, so the resolution of the court was also passed quickly, and the entire Great Song Dynasty began to prepare for the upcoming war, and the troops in Hebei and other places were transferred to the sixteen states of Yanyun one by one, and Yang Huaiyu personally carried out the final training, in addition, the border army in the northwest of the Great Song Dynasty and the border with the Liao State was also a soldier, even if they were not the direction of the main attack, but as long as the war started, they would also attack the Liao State and cooperate with the actions of the main army.

Of course, all these preparations made by the Great Song Dynasty were carried out in secret, and they tried to avoid the eyes and ears of the Liao State, so as not to be able to concentrate on dealing with the Jurchens and the Bohai people after the Liao State knew that the Great Song Dynasty was preparing to use troops. Originally, such a big military transfer as the Great Song Dynasty was absolutely impossible to hide from the Liao State, but now the Liao State was overwhelmed by the Bohai people and the Jurchens, as the emperor, Yelu Jun only cared about losing his temper, and Yelu Yixin only cared about assuring Yelu Jun that the Great Liao was stable, so no one paid attention to the movements of the Great Song Dynasty for a while, which is also a rare good news.

Just when the Great Song Dynasty was in full swing preparing to use troops against the Liao State, a surprising news came from the Liao State again, Xiao Yanshou, who had been recognized by the Imperial City Division of the Great Song Dynasty as mortal, finally got Yelujun's pardon, but although the capital crime could be avoided, but the living crime was still inescapable, Yelujun gave Xiao Yanshou an army of 40,000 that was finally organized, and then ordered him to quell the rebellion of the Bohai people within a month.

When Zhao Yan heard the above news, he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and then felt sad for Yelujun, because this incident marked that there was really no one available in Yelujun's hands, and finally he had to suppress the anger in his heart and pardon a mortal person to fight for him.

However, Zhao Yan is not very optimistic about Xiao Yanshou's critical order, although Xiao Yanshou has the ability to command the army, but after all, there is still a considerable gap with a handsome talent like Yelu Renxian, at most he is a good general, he was restrained by the country before, and it has been very difficult to deal with a Jurchen, and now he is the commander of the guilty body, and the restraint must be greater, on the other hand, although his opponent has become a Bohai person, but the scope of activities of the Bohai people and the Jurchens has intersected, So even if he can defeat the Bohai people, the Jurchens will definitely intervene in the future, and when the time comes, in the face of the joint efforts of these two enemies, I am afraid that Xiao Yanshou will not be able to return to the sky.

The news that came later also proved that Zhao Yan's judgment was very correct, the army led by Xiao Yanshou rushed to Liaoyang Mansion to quell the rebellion, and it was indeed very smooth at the beginning, after all, the Bohai people were just a group of rabble temporarily recruited, and they could be caught off guard by the Liao State before, but when the Liao State eased up, they were vulnerable, even if Gao Yongchang, who was known as the King of the Great Bohai Sea, personally led the troops, and was defeated in successive battles against Xiao Yanshou's counterinsurgency army, and the vast area south and west of Liaoyang Mansion was also quickly recovered by the Liao State.

Gao Yongchang saw that the Liao army's overwhelming front was not something he could stop at all, and he quickly thought of a way, that is, to ask the Jurchens in the north for help. Before, Ah Guda attacked Xiao Yanshou's retreating army, although it brought heavy casualties to the Liao army, but he himself was not happy, especially the trap set by Xiao Yanshou that time, which made him lose thousands of people at once, their Jurchens were originally few people, coupled with the later losses, it can be said that he was greatly injured, so he has not taken any other actions during this time, but returned to the old nest to recuperate, and recruited some people by the way, you must know that he is now wealthy, and the Liao army materials that were hijacked before are enough for him to squander for a long time.

It was also thanks to the blessing of those materials, coupled with the fact that the Jurchens in the mountains and forests were too poor, a few carts of grain could be exchanged for the allegiance of a tribe, coupled with the prestige of the Wanyan Department, so Ah Guta quickly recovered a lot of strength, and it was at this time that he suddenly received a call for help from Gao Yongchang, the king of the Great Bohai Sea.

Although Ah Guda has not sent troops again, but he has always been very concerned about the news of the outside world, especially for his old opponent Xiao Yanshou, he is very concerned, originally he also thought that Xiao Yanshou was dead, but he didn't expect that in the end Yelu Jun actually pardoned him, and let him lead troops to quell the rebellion, which made Ah Guta also very disappointed, and now received Gao Yongchang's request for help, he naturally will not let go of this opportunity, so just three days later, he gathered 5,000 Jurchen cavalry again.

Although Ah Guda has not read any books, he likes to use his brain very much, especially when using troops, which is also the main reason why he has not failed to fight against the Liao State for so many years, so for this dispatch, he also made a careful plan, first he divided a thousand troops to Wu Qimai, and then asked him to pretend to be the main force, but instead of going to rescue the Bohai people, he carried the direction of the Bohai people and went in the direction of the Huanglong Mansion, and captured some small cities around the Huanglong Mansion along the way, so as to mislead the Liao State, They thought that their army was attacking Huanglongfu, but in fact the main force led by him quietly rushed to the Bohai people.

In just ten days, tens of thousands of troops in the hands of Gao Yongchang were defeated by Xiao Yanshou, and finally they could only shrink back to the front line of Liaoyang Mansion, with the help of a solid city for the final defense, but even so, it could only suspend the offensive of the Liao army, under the command of Xiao Yanshou, the Liao army slowly pulled out the cities belonging to the Bohai people, and finally advanced the army to the city of Liaoyang Mansion, which has been used by Gao Yongchang as the capital of their Great Yuan Kingdom, if even this capital can not be kept, I am afraid that the military spirit of the Bohai people will be weakened immediately, and Gao Yongchang will either die for the country, or flee like a lost dog.

However, just when Gao Yongchang's Great Yuan Kingdom was about to be wiped out, Ah Guta, who had successfully confused the Liao State by attacking Huanglong Mansion before, suddenly led his troops to appear behind Xiao Yanshou, the Liao army was in a critical situation, and Xiao Yanshou was once again in a greater crisis, but I don't know if he will have hole cards to deal with the Jurchens who suddenly appeared this time? (To be continued.) )